FYI: News Briefs in HVAC - November 3, 2025
For your information news briefs from a wide variety of categories within the HVAC industry. Price increases, mergers and acquisitions, award winners, and more are highlighted here each issue.
ACQUISITIONS
Lennox International Inc. (Richardson, Texas) purchased the HVAC division of NSI Industries (Huntersville, N.C.) for approximately $550 million cash from Sentinel Capital Partners (New York).
RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS
Jack Rabbit Air Conditioning (Tampa, Fla.) announced plans to expand into the Ocala, Florida, market.
MANUFACTURERS
Craig Bryan was named vice president of finance at Rinnai America Corp. (Peachtree City, Fla.) and joined the company’s executive leadership team.
Cyrus Gardner was appointed national sales manager at Koldwave (Westfield, Mass.). He succeeds Ted Altmire, who is retiring.
Viega North America (Broomfield) was awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (Washington) for its new plant in Mantua, Ohio.
Mestek Inc. (Westfield, Mass.) partnered with BioTherm (Cotati, Calif.) to bring Mestek’s Sterling HVAC and RBI products to controlled agricultural environments.
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Navien Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) was awarded a silver prize in the 2025 International Design Excellence Awards, sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America (Herndon, Va.).
SCHOOLS
The HVAC program at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (Green Bay, Wis.) was accredited by HVAC Excellence (Mount Prospect, Ill.).
CONTRACTOR SERVICES
Amplify Capital Group (Scottsdale, Ariz.) hired Danny Riggs as vice president of business development.
Bluon Inc. (Irvine, Calif.) and ServiceTitan (Glendale, Calif.) partnered to power ServiceTitan’s new Field Pro AI platform.
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